Magnetic aerial apparatus.



P. l. BUDDY.

MAGNmc AERIAL APPARATUS.

APFLICATIQN FILED- EB. 24.1948- v4 1,255,646. l .Patented Feb. 5,1918.

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'UNITED' safaris PATENT-OFFICE.

ramon J. Runnin or CENTBALIA, ENNsYLvJmIA.

Mnonrz'rrc Annul. .urnna'rus Be it known that I, PATRICK` J. Ronny, acitizen of flic United States, residing at Centralia, inthe county ofColumbia and -State of Pennsylvania, have, invented ,cerf

tain new and useful Improvements in Magnetic Aerial Apparatus, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvementsin magnetic aerial apparatus, andmore particularlyv to an aeria'l telephone inv which magnets areutilized to cause high oscillating currents and reproduce and magnifysimilar vibrations in the air and' earth so that. sounds may be receivedand sent.

An object of the invention' is to provide an improved aerial apparatuscomposed of steel wires, spaced apartl by. goed electric conductors, andeach steel 'Wire divided into a plurality'of magnets with polesalternating, and so arrange the magnets that the v plus,and minus polesshall be" together, or- Jn other words, plus to plus, and minus to'minus to compound' magnets andprovide 'improved means. for 'reventingthe'passage `,of electric currents 't rough the magnetized With theseand other objects in view, the invention Aconsists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and ar-` rangements of partsas will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the,

` ralty of oppositely magnetized sections arranged plus to plus andminus to minus, with allof the magnetized sectcl is across the cablemagnetized alike.

I have illustrated at the a section of the aerial cable which shows by'section lining Vthe oppositely magnetized secticns ofl the' steel,wires, and 1t is to be 'understood that these sections may be of.various lengths and variously arranged to set u p vibrations' in theelectromlagnetic i I Bpeoiication of Letten Patent.

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Appumg, nea rehmry 24, 191e Isima no. 30,135.

waves and magnify. such Waves as theyare cau ht by the aerial'eables.

T e' cables 4 and I at their upper ends are 9 and 1 0 o a telephone box11, the latter su porting a receiver `12 and transmitter 13.

`connected b Wires7 and 8 with' the poles r ool he wires 7 andw areprovided-between their ends with electric batteries or other sources ofelectricity 14. l

The copper Wires 6 'of the aerial cables 4, at their lower ends, are.electrically con nected by Wires 21 to plates 15 in thev ground 2. Theseplates 15 are alternately copper and zine andare arranged north andsouth in the ground, but may be of other materialsl and differentlyarranged to vsuit conditions.

A gap shown at 16, is provided between two' of the plates, and this gapmaintains an open circuit, and the distance of the gap may vary withthestrength of the current of the sending instrument.

The steel Wires' of the'aerial cables .4 are electrically connected towires'll and 18 re-4 spectvely. These wires 17 are provided Withbarmagnets 19, which project into the ground at the proper angle indicatedby an ordinary dipping needle. Other magnets 2 0 resecured to the Wires1T and v18' res ecively, and are spaced apart' by a glass p ate 22,'which prevents any passage' of electric current through the wires 1S,but does not interfere with the transmission of magnetic It will thus benoted that with my improved apparatus, the magnets 19 and 20 in theground accumulate electro-magnetic Waves, and the electro-magneticwavesin the air 'arevtakcn up and increased or magnified 'by thearrangement of alternate niagnets lof the aerial cables 4. and 5.

The arrangement of copper Wiresor other good. electric conductorovercomes anyV re`4 sistance which. mght otherwlseoccur Vin the steelWires, andthe lattervby reason of their arrangement of magnets insure ara 1d v1- bration to operate the receiver 12 oft e telephone 11 orsendlout vibrations from thel transmitter 13.

,"While I have referred to the Wires 6 as of copper, it 1 of course tobeI understood that I may use other forms o electricconductor, and WhileI have referred to thel parts 5 and 6 as wires, they may be vari ouslymedeto produce the desired results'.

the general form and arrangement 'oi' parts described without. departingfrom my miren-- tion, and hence I do not limit myself to the precisedetails set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changesand alterations fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newA and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a magnetic aerial apparatus of the character described, thecombination with a support, Vand aerialcablos, said cables com prising aplurality of alternately arranged magnets, substantially as described.

2. In a magnetic aerial apparatus of the V character described, thecombination with a magnets,

support, and aerial cables, said cables comprising a plurality ofalternately arran ed magnets. and good electric conductors etween the.magnets, substantially as described. I

3. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with twoaerial cables. said cables comprising a plurality of oppositely arrangedmagnets, magnets located in the ground and connected to the'cables, anda sheet of glass spacing the magnets apart in the ground, substantiallyas de scribed. i

Il. In a magnetic aerial apparatus of-the character described, thecombination with a support, and aerial cables, saidcables comprising aplurality of alternately arrangeda telephone, and wires connecting' ofthe telephone with the aerial the poles cables, substantially asdescribed. 5. In-a magnetic aerial apparatus of the' characterVdescribed, the combination Awith a support, and aerial cables, saidcables comprising a plurality of alternately arranged magnets, t themagnets, a telephone and wires connectin the poles of the telephone-withthe` aerial cales, `substantially as described.

6. In an apparatus of the character deV scribed,the combinaticnwith twoaerial ca."- bles, .said cables comprising 'a cables, electric cables,and two of said -forming a gap between them,

good electric conductors between' plurality olf oppositely arrangedmagnets, magnets located in the ground and connected to the cables, asheet of glass spacing the magnets apart in the ground, a telephone, andwires connecting the poles of the telephone with the aerial cables,substantially as described.

7, In a magnetic aerial apparatus of the character described, thecombination with a support, and aerial cables, said cables coinprising aplurality of'alternately arranged magnets, a telephone, lwiresconnecting the poles of the telephone with the aerial cables, electricbatteries electrically connected to said last-mentioned wires,alternately arranged zinc and copper plates in the ground connectedelectrically with the cables, and two of said plates spaced apartforming a gap between them, substantially as described.

8. In a magnetic aerial apparatus of the character described, thecombination with a support, and aerialrable's, said cables comprising aplurality of' alternately arranged magnets, good electric conductorsbetween the magnets, a telephone, and wires connecting the poles of thetelephone with' Jche aerial batteries electrically connect.-llast-mentioiie'd wires, alternately arranged zinc and cop er plates inthe ground connected electrically with the ca bles, and two of saidplates spaced apart forming a. dgap between them, substantially asdescribe l 9L In an apparatus of the character described, thecombination with two aerial ca bles, said .cables comprising a pluralityof oppositely arranged magnets, magnets located in the ground andconnected tofthe caWA bles, a sheet of vglass spacing the magnets apartin the ground, a telephone, and wires connecting the poles of thetelephone with the aerial cables, electric batteries electrii callyconnected'to said lastfmentionedwires, alternately arranged zinc andcopper plates -in the ground connected electrically with theplatesspaced apart substantially ed t0 said as described.

- In testimony whereof I- have signedv my name to this specification inVthe presence ci two subscribing witnesses.

PATRICK .J RUDDY. VWitnesses: AMRosE- D. GoLDswoirrHY,

Cnam/Inns S. I-Innnnnson.'

